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Gopher Removal Burbank

Gopher and Mole Control in Burbank, CA

When moles or gophers are causing damage at your Burbank landscape and you need Gopher Removal service call Rodent Guys to save your landscape. Our Gopher Removal service in Burbank, CA is offered with pet friendly methods by well trained trappers. Please dial us at 909-599-4711 to service Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties.

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A gopher control Burbank Ca . needs is from the pocket gopher that is the same thing as a gopher. The majority destruction is almost always to new plants because they are immature, un-established and it also would not require very much gnawing for a gopher to eliminate or feed on it. Turf is exceptionally effected by gophers with damages from both the feeding on from the grass and the soil forced on the top and residing on top of the grass which usually smothers it.

Big trees could take biting for a while so not to worry. Smaller trees might be destroyed by a gopher immediately because roots supplying the life for the tree are immature. You will quickly realize particular limbs of trees or bushes start to die out any time gophers are destroying them. This is due to the roots issuing life to that section of the plant is weakened or destroyed by your gopher and without any longer providing life to that part of the plant you happen to be raising.

How Do I Know if I need service?

Gopher mounds with exit hole

Gopher Mound

Pocket gopher burrows are normally plugged like in the picture above. This helps to set them apart from other burrowing rodents like moles. They can make one to three mounds per day reason behind the fact of why you want to get rid of gophers immediately on your home. Gopher removal (not gofer removal ) is normally done by a gopher specialist pest control company with knowledge of how to get rid of gophers for your home. Always ensure they have an agriculture pest control license as required by California state law in and not merely a structural license.

Destruction and reasons we need Removal

Gophers consume plants, roots of trees, ornamental flowers and vegetables on your garden – if it’s a plant they probably will eatwll consume|like} it. Most damage is to new plants because they are young, un-established and it does not} take a lot for a gopher to destroy or eat it. Lawn is also highly impacted by gophers with damage from both the eating of the lawn and the soil pushed on top and staying on the lawn which kills it.

Large trees can take chewing for a while so not to worry. Smaller trees can be destroyed by a gopher right away because the roots supplying the nutrients to the tree are young. You will notice certain branches of trees or bushes start to die off when gophers are eating it. This is caused by the roots giving life to that part of the plant is damaged or killed by the gopher and no longer supplying nutrients to that part of the plant you are growing in.

The best control methods for gopher extermination are burrow fumigants, bait, burrow blasting, Tunnel Fill, and trapping. Trapping, Tunnel Fill and baiting are options that a property owner can use with limited success. Burrow Blasting is typically performed by a company serious about gophers (we have a Varmint Getter for burrow blasting) because of the expense of the blaster.

Burrow fumigants are very useful but are restricted materials in, only available to and used by licensed techs like us. Burrow fumigants are not the same as the flares from the nursery which are not very effective.

Poison baits used by agriculture pest control professionals are much higher concentration and effective than what is available to a homeowner. The main reason to hire a gopher expert is the experience of what method to use for each situation and proper placement of fumigants and or bait for effective removal of gophers.

Using water to force them to surface

Flooding can work on farms where the whole field is flooded and there is nowhere for a gopher to escape. On your property you are going to attempt to flood the gopher with a hose in the hole. The problem is the water typically never fills up the burrow and the gopher simply raises his nose above the water line until you start to panic about the cost of water in Burbank and shut it off.

Repellers

No repellents in Burbank available at the present time that have been shown to provide good Gopher Removal. Several plants, such as gopher purge and cantor bean have been said to offer protection, but these claims have never been proved. If they really worked to get rid of gophers you would not be reading this site.

Keeping gophers out of your yard using physical barriers can be effective for small projects. Any large project, such as placing fencing around the area of your backyard would cost too much. Plus this would at best only offer short-term control. At some point gophers find a way in.

Above ground flower beds can be protected by placing a 1/4 inch galvanized hardware cloth below the bed and securing it to the 2×6 wood frame before filling with soil in your yard.

Calif DFG position

When gophers are causing damage to you Burbank property, they are allowed to be taken by any legal means. Allowable ways can include gopher traps and poison bait placed by the owner or tenant of the property. Any poison bait used to kill gophers must be registered for gophers on the product label and follow the instructions carefully.

Rodent Guys Rodent Services

Rodent Guys will come out to provide Gopher Removal services in Burbank using the best methods based on each situation such as fumigation. Depending on where tunnels are located poison baits are used instead of fumigation of tunnels. Gopher Removal is a tough job for the beginner, we have a lot of experience with it.

Captured two Gophers

This is founder of Rodent Guys, Nick Nielsen, with two gophers, one caught in a gopher trap and one removed with poison. Nick and his team of Gopher Removal experts will be showing off trophies like these at the end of your project.

We Service Most areas in the following counties:

Los Angeles County, Ventura, San Bernardino County, Orange County and Riverside County